The cholera epidemic in the early 1850s provided the opportunity for an early epidemiologist to collect useful information which has influenced methods used today. Which individual is given credit for performing this early epidemiologic research?

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John Snow is credited with conducting early epidemiologic research during the cholera epidemic in the early 1850s. He is famous for his work in tracing the source of a cholera outbreak in London to a contaminated water pump, which significantly influenced public health and the development of epidemiology.

The Cholera Epidemic in the Early 1850s Provided the Opportunity